14-PIKE'S PEAK

ELLEN, RON AND VERN DROVE UP THIS WILD ROAD TO OVER 14000 FEET. WHAT A DRIVE1. IT IS 38 MILES ROUND TRIP. lT. LT. ZEBULON PEAK BELIEVED HE CLIMBED THE PEAK DURING A STUDY OF THE WESTERN END OF THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE BUT WAS TURNED BACK BY SNOW BEFORE REACHING THE SUMMIT. 34 YEARS LATER THE SUMMIT WAS NAMED PIKES PEAK.,